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Wandering spleen
Other namesPelvic spleen, displaced spleen, drifting spleen, splenoptosis, floating spleen, splenic ptosis
A picture of an enlarged spleen taken using medical ultrasonography.
SpecialtyAngiology Edit this on Wikidata
CausesConnective tissue disease, complications of pregnancy

Wandering spleen (or pelvic spleen) is a rare medical disease caused by the loss or weakening of the ligaments that help to hold the spleen stationary.[1]

  1. ^ "Wandering spleen". Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) – an NCATS Program. rarediseases.info.nih.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-17.

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